Published on November 22, 2023, 2:13 am

With Thanksgiving around the corner, many anticipate their family’s traditional holiday cuisines. However, the familial gathering often introduces an entirely different layer of complexity – intermingling of clashing beliefs and ideologies. This detail wasn’t an issue before although it was always more of a necessity for fellowship rather than a celebration.

As time passed, instead of expansive familial meetings during festive seasons, my immediate family became my only company. The understanding and respect for our ideological differences among the close-knit group made these gatherings seem less daunting.

However, embracing a new family through marriage often brings us back to large holiday reunions that may include varying viewpoints on sensitive topics like politics or social norms. Members fresh-out-of-college armed with liberal societal trends often instigate discussions that can disrupt the harmony at the dinner table despite claiming to hold strong faith or growing up in religious households that adhere to a Christian worldview.

It is times like this when even your childhood church-going aunt, influenced by the feminist movement’s recent wave, defends her stance supporting women’s right to choose. They justify support for same-sex marriages and preferential selection of public restrooms despite potential threats to public safety. Such altered ideologies from professed Christians raise unsettling questions about their spiritual transformation and commitment towards maintaining their Christian ethos over contemporary worldly affairs.

Guidance during these challenging times can be found within Apostle Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians 5:22 which advises refraining from associating with those indulging in greed, sexual immorality or similar sins bearing evil influence upon fellow followers.

This notion emphasizes true Christians must remain unaffected by worldly ideologies whilst maintaining a transformed mindset nurtured through gospel teachings while consistently honoring God above all else. These opposite worldviews generate conflict inhibiting peaceful coexistence where one serves as missionaries while others emerge as mission fields requiring reversion to faith through repentance calls.

Though we are not expected to alienate ourselves completely from our fellow brethren following misguided paths, our interaction’s focal point should be to expose them to gospel teachings. The Thanksgiving table, symbolic of God’s providence gratitude and worship, must not inadvertently validate their deviated beliefs by suggesting we all address prayers to the same deity.

However uncomfortable it becomes while confronting them about their sinful acts, letting them continue uncorrected proves even more unfair. Apostle Paul’s teachings help us realize that distancing oneself from such conflicting circumstances is deemed biblically correct, having the potential to yield results intended by God as His guidance never leads astray.

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